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Autism, Intense Interests and Support in School: From Wasted Efforts to Shared Understandings – A Summary for Non-Academics

Written by Rachel Worsley   Author: Rebecca Wood  Affiliation: Lecturer in Inclusive Education, University of Glasgow   Journal: Educational Review   Autism, Intense […]

The Sexual Health, Orientation and Activity of Autistic Adolescents and Adults – A Summary for Non-Academics

Written by Rachel Worsley The Sexual Health, Orientation and Activity of Autistic Adolescents and Adults – A Summary for Non-Academics […]

“A Group of Fellow Travellers Who Understand”: Interviews With Autistic People About Post-diagnostic Peer Support in Adulthood – A Summary for Non-Academics

Written by Rachel Worsley “A Group of Fellow Travellers Who Understand”: Interviews With Autistic People About Post-diagnostic Peer Support in […]

Dissociation in How Core Autism Features Relate to Interoceptive Dimensions: Evidence from Cardiac Awareness in Children – A Summary for Non-Academics

Written by Rachel Worsley Dissociation in How Core Autism Features Relate to Interoceptive Dimensions: Evidence from Cardiac Awareness in Children […]

Autistic Adolescent Boys’ Perspectives on Engagement in Online Video Gaming, A Summary for Non-Academics

Written by Rachel Worsley Autistic Adolescent Boys’ Perspectives on Engagement in Online Video Gaming, A Summary for Non-Academics Authors: Georgia […]

Does Learning You Are Autistic at a Younger Age Lead to Better Adult Outcomes? A Summary for Non-Academics

Written by Rachel Worsley Does Learning You Are Autistic at a Younger Age Lead to Better Adult Outcomes? A Summary […]

Self-Reported Camouflaging Behaviours Used by Autistic Adults: A Summary for Non-academics

Written by Rachel Worsley Self-Reported Camouflaging Behaviours Used by Autistic Adults: A Summary for Non-academics Authors: Julia Cook, Laura Crane, […]

“Just Ask Me”: The Importance of Respectful Relationships Within Schools, a Summary for Non-academics

Written by Dr Bec Poulsen “Just Ask Me”: The Importance of Respectful Relationships Within Schools, a Summary for Non-academics Authors: […]

“It Just Fits My Needs Better”: Autistic Students and Parents’ Experiences of Learning from Home During the Early Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic, a Summary for Non-academics

Written by Bec Poulsen “It Just Fits My Needs Better”: Autistic Students and Parents’ Experiences of Learning from Home During […]

“I’m Proud to Be a Little Bit Different”: The Effects of Autistic Individuals’ Perceptions of Autism and Autism Social Identity on Their Collective Self-esteem, a Summary for Non-academics

Written by Bec Poulsen “I’m Proud to Be a Little Bit Different”: The Effects of Autistic Individuals’ Perceptions of Autism […]

Autistic Social Motivation: A Summary of Jaswal and Akhtar for Non-academics

Written by Dr Melanie Heyworth The status quo To an outside observer, Autistic people have some unusual mannerisms and behaviours […]

Social Motivation

An Easy English version of our research summary on “Autistic social motivation: A summary of Jaswal and Akhtar for non-academics”, […]

Position Statement on Diagnosis

Developed by Reframing Autism’s Intersectional Advisory Committee with Dr Alexandra Johnston*, June 2024, and edited by Dr Melanie Heyworth Reviewed […]

Neuro-affirming Resolutions: 5 Ideas to Help Autistic Adults Thrive in 2025

The holiday season often brings significant challenges for Autistic individuals, and just as the new year rolls in, so comes […]

Autistic Communication Differences: A Primer

Written by Shadia Hancock What is communication? As defined by Merriam-Webster dictionary, communication involves developing rapport, and individuals exchanging information […]

Communication Development in Autistic Children: A Primer for Professionals

Written by Liz Baird Note: This article has been written by an Autistic speech pathologist with professionals from other disciplines […]

Friendship, Loneliness and Belonging in Autistic People

Written by Dr Chris Edwards and Dr Abbey Love from the Aspect Research Centre for Autism Practice Friendship, belonging, and […]

Interoception: Knowing Yourself Inside and Out

Have you ever gone a morning without eating and/or drinking, only to be reminded you’re famished by a visual cue […]

Autism and Emotions: How and Why Do Autistic People Process Emotions Differently?

Written by Loren Snow From being called “oversensitive” to “unempathic”, it’s not unusual for Autistic individuals to be told that, […]

Teaching Autistic Students: An Educator’s Guide

If you’re an educator, you’ve likely already taught an Autistic person. And if not, then you’re likely to very soon! […]

Parenting an Autistic Child: A Practical Guide

It’s possible that you’re here, having only recently learned that your child is Autistic. Perhaps that news has come as […]

WA Education Inquiry Into Support for Autistic Children and Young People in Schools

As an organisation comprised of former Autistic students and parents of Autistic students, we are deeply passionate about advocating for […]

How to Navigate Being Newly Diagnosed as Autistic as an Adult

A new Autism diagnosis (or the epiphany that you are Autistic) can be very validating. Some Autists describe it as […]

Partnering with Schools for Inclusion (Part 2 of 3) with Dr Melanie Heyworth

Partnering with Schools for Inclusion (Part 2 of 3) In this second part of a 3-part series on partnering with […]

“More Than a Game”: An Autistic Perspective on the Power of Video Gaming

Written by Suzanne Roman I am from a family of wonderfully eclectic neurodivergent people who are all deeply passionate about […]

Position Statement on Therapies and Interventions, Updated July 2022

Therapies and Interventions,  including Early Intensive Behavioural Therapies (EIBIs) and Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) POSITION STATEMENT UPDATED: July 2022 Summary Reframing […]

Discovering Your Autistic Identity as an Adult: What Next?

Written by Emma Marsh and Dr Melanie Heyworth Whether you’ve had a “light bulb” moment when reading of other Autistics’ […]

Love Across Neurotypes: the Beauty in Meeting Halfway

Written by Amy Adams As an Autistic woman, relationships are rarely easy for me. I perceive, communicate, and express emotions […]

Position Statement on Autistic Communication

Written by Tim Chan, February 2022 Position Statement on Autistic Communication Background It is well known that Autism identification has […]

Response to Project Eleos

The Autistic Self-Advocacy Network of Australia and New Zealand (ASAN-AuNZ) is the peak self-advocacy body for Autistic people. They provide […]

Position Statement on Therapies and Interventions

Therapies and Interventions, including Early Intensive Behavioural Interventions (EIBIs) and Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) Summary Reframing Autism acknowledges that many […]

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